multifamily
adjective
mul·ti·fam·i·ly
ˌməl-tē-ˈfam-lē 
-ˌtī-,
-ˈfa-mə-lē
: involving or common to more than one family
a multifamily home
In contrast to single-family housing, where residents typically pay directly based on the amount of water used, there are several models for billing multifamily residents …—
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Approximately 7%, or $14 billion worth, of all goods used in the construction of new multifamily and single-family homes in the US were imported in 2024, the NAHB estimated.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
That’s a one-off number and would occur only within downtown areas with high-rise, multifamily buildings, according to Katie Zager, a research associate at the Charlotte Urban Institute.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Founded in 1974, Evergreen specializes in the development of retail, multifamily, industrial and mixed-use properties, along with tenant rollouts, redevelopment and asset management.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Portage is closer to getting a major department store with the City Council holding the first reading last week on rezoning an 84.29-acre parcel that would be half commercial and have multifamily residential.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
That’s a one-off number and would occur only within downtown areas with high-rise, multifamily buildings, according to Katie Zager, a research associate at the Charlotte Urban Institute.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Founded in 1974, Evergreen specializes in the development of retail, multifamily, industrial and mixed-use properties, along with tenant rollouts, redevelopment and asset management.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Portage is closer to getting a major department store with the City Council holding the first reading last week on rezoning an 84.29-acre parcel that would be half commercial and have multifamily residential.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for multifamily
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“Multifamily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multifamily. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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